Robert F. Kennedy Junior, one of the most controversial cabinet pics of President Donald Trump, is sworn in as the next US Health and Human Services Secretary.

Former presidential candidates will now oversee major health agencies with a budget of around 80,000 employees and a trillion-dollar. On both sides of the corridor, MPs questioned their baseless health claims and vaccine skepticism.

On Thursday, Kennedy was confirmed by 52–48 votes. No Democrats supported him. Former Senate majority leader Michch was the Loan Republican who voted against McConel Kennedy.

Kennedy is the latest cabinet appointment, established as President, which wants to overhall about almost every level of government.

The Senate is putting in late night and early morning as they have hurry to score the President’s cabinet by confirming their remaining nominees. MPs also approved Brook Rollins as head of the Department of Agriculture by 72-28 votes.

Kennedy, who took oath at the ceremony at the Oval Office, is the second controversial cabinet pick of this week, when Tulsi Gabard was confirmed as the director of the National Intelligence in a narrow Senate vote on Wednesday.

He will now oversee agencies such as Disease Control and Prevention Center (CDC), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), National Institute of Health (NIH) and Medicare and Medicade Services.

Kennedy will also be accused of overseeing the US health industry including food safety, pharmaceuticals, public health and vaccinations. He ran himself to the White House in 2024 as an independent, but excluded Trump.

The President’s decision to tap Kennedy to lead the federal health agency attracted skepticism from several Republicans. Many questioned Kennedy’s previous comments on vaccination, his relationship with groups unbalanced health claims and his views on abortion.

Kennedy is the founder of the Anti-Vaxin Group Children’s Health Defense, who gained prominence in the US to doubt the safety and efficacy of childhood vaccination and claimed that shots have been linked to autism.

Kennedy, nephew of former President John F. Kennedy, denied that he is anti-commentary, stating that his own children have been vaccinated. During the hearing of his confirmation, he insisted that he only supports more stringent studies and safety tests for injections.

Some Republicans have praised Kennedy for criticizing their use of food additives and pushed to curb Big Pharma.